Crossword for Wed, 2/Jan/2008

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Across
1: Vet theatre opening 8-down (3)

3: Stimulant produced as choir paid off (11)

8: Advice on clues to be anagrammed (7)

9: Bees encircling trash--back, over, and above (7)

10: Perhaps men sit and eat in a cafe (9)

12: Shatters ice cubes (5)

13: Having a specialized tax status, the result of a visit to an amateur tailor? (9)

16: Out of context rather more than is necessary (5)

18: Theologist embraced love's point when medicated. (5)

19: French king rested after a tumble and swaggered (9)

20: A cow further down? (5)

21: Standard cart coming back with jam (9)

25: Shepherd, at times, is more abrupt in tone (7)

26: To copy a brief thank-you means keyboard work (7)

27: Big flowers for VIPs? (4,7)

28: Sheep to start wallowing in ease (3)
Down
1: Lovely to have an hour inside for recess (5)

2: Climp up on horse on high ground (5)

3: A revolutionary New England state or an Indian state (5)

4: No hefty role at sea for ship-launcher (5,2,4)

5: Aliens' organization trailed by very important rebel (9)

6: Limits of Indonesian dictator lacking true measure of economy (9)

7: Examples of containers (5)

11: Everyone in Italy's mad - so it's said - for ice cream (5-6)

13: Agree to make Lucifer wicked? (3)

14: To pry into turn-around for aircraft support (9)

15: It's initially recording automobiles speed, leading to charge (5,4)

17: Help found in Adelaide. (3)

20: Famous pianist's inclination for vocalizing (5)

22: Fires partner in investment firm, we hear (5)

23: Idea that is consuming Dell Crossword Puzzles, say (5)

24: Jack's described part of a church (5)




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